Expert witness definition

Expert witness or “expert” means a person who is retained to render an opinion regarding an issue relevant to a case, whether or not the person actually testifies in court.
Expert witness means a person who is qualified by education, training and/or experience, to provide evidence with respect to the practice of, or the standard of practice required by, the "Insured Profession" and to opine concerning whether the "Insured" has met or exceeded such standard, whether the "Insured" contravened or breached any statute, regulation or by-law governing the conduct of the "Insured Profession", or upon any other issue material to the "Covered Proceeding".
Expert witness means a person whose knowledge, skill, experience, training or education in a scientific, technical, or other specialized area, would enable the person to give testimony under Rule 702 of the Utah Rules of Evidence.

Examples of Expert witness in a sentence

  • Expert witness fees and expenses shall be pre-approved by the court at a hearing on the matter before such expenses are incurred.


More Definitions of Expert witness

Expert witness means any person whose professional, scientific or technical training gives authority to evidence given in his or her professional, scientific or technical capacity;
Expert witness means Contracts for services of witnesses for the purposes of evaluating a claim or cause of action, preparing for or assisting with actual or likely litigation or otherwise assisting in resolving a dispute. This includes a person possessing specialized knowledge, skills, or experience of a particular subject or profession engaged to assist or consult on the College’s presentation of its case in legal, administrative, and other official proceedings, regardless of whether the Contractor is called to testify.
Expert witness means a person who appears to the court to possess the appropriate qualifications or experience about the matter to which the witness's evidence relates.
Expert witness means a witness called to give opinion evidence because of his special skill, technical knowledge or professional qualifications;
Expert witness means a person who is qualified by knowledge, skill, experience, training
Expert witness means a witness qualified by knowledge, skill, experience, training, or education to provide a scientific, technical, or other specialized opinion about the evidence or a fact.
Expert witness means a witness who is either: